DRUGS

Costa Rica declares fentanyl a public health threat

Published on: April 1, 2025
08:47

San José, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Fentanyl use in Costa Rica represents a serious threat to public health, said Mónika Hidalgo, a master's degree holder in drug dependence from the Pharmacists' College.

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero extradited to U.S. court

Published on: February 28, 2025
10:34

Washington, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, one of 29 drug traffickers extradited from Mexico to the United States, will appear today before a federal court in New York where he will face drug trafficking charges.

Mexico seizes 112.8 tons of drugs in less than five months

Published on: February 25, 2025
14:36

Mexico City, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Mexico arrested 13,139 people in almost five months for high-impact crimes and seized 112.8 tons of drugs, including 1,260 kilograms and 1,324,924 fentanyl pills, it was reported today.

Cuba develops a National Drug Observatory

Published on: February 21, 2025
08:16

Havana, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba developed a National Drug Observatory (OND), for collecting evidence to help design policies to reduce demand and control the supply of narcotics.

Government denies concerns about drug trafficking from Afghanistan

Published on: February 20, 2025
10:28

Kabul, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani today defined as baseless, the concerns of some countries regarding trafficking of synthetic drugs from Afghanistan.

Thailand government incinerates tons of seized drugs

Published on: February 10, 2025
10:36

Bangkok, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) Thailand's Public Health Ministry reported today that it incinerated 29.33 tons of seized narcotics worth nine billion 967 million baht (294 million dollars).

Nearly three tons of drugs incinerated in Uruguay

Published on: January 4, 2025
09:04

Montevideo, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Nearly three tons of drugs seized in various police operations were incinerated in Uruguay, it was reported today.

Warning over quality of drugs after price cut in Panama

Published on: January 4, 2025
09:02

Panama City, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Panama's National Union of Pharmacy Owners (Unprofa) backed the plan to lower the price of 20 drugs, but demanded that the quality of the drugs must not be affected, it transcended.

Paraguay to allocate more funds to fight against drug trafficking

Published on: December 25, 2024
10:06

Asunción, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) The government of Paraguay will allocate 500 million dollars to strengthen security agencies in the fight against drug trafficking, which is among the country's priorities, it was reported here today.

China rejects US defamations over its anti-drug policy

Published on: December 18, 2024
10:25

Beijing, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) China today rejected recent statements by some U.S. politicians who, according to Beijing, distort facts and spread false information about its anti-drug efforts.

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